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  What it means

  “Through work you can even buy heaven.” Hard work is so virtuous that it can earn the highest reward imaginable. Diligence is its own path to salvation — or success.

  English equivalent

  Hard work is its own reward.

  Vocabulary

  • praca — work, labour
  • niebo — heaven, sky
  • kupić — to buy

  Grammar note

  'Za pracę' uses the accusative after 'za' in an exchange sense. The infinitive 'kupić' gives the proverb an impersonal, general character.

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